The size of our Prep-Year 12 school, currently approaching 700, creates an environment where WE SEE our students. We know them by name, we know their interests, strengths and potentials, we know when they are facing challenges and how to guide them in partnership with our parents and caregivers.

One of the things I have found unique to St Peters Springfield is that our students and teachers happily and confidently engage in conversations out on the Concourse and in the yard, moreso than I have ever seen in a school before. Parents and caregivers are also very keen to work in partnership with our teachers and staff. These connections, which foster transparency and care, are the perfect foundation for a flourishing school where students feel ‘seen’ and are provided a supportive, well-balanced quality education.

Aristotle said that, “Educating the mind without educating the heart, is no education at all.” The holistic education provided at St Peters Springfield looks beyond the classroom; it is about far more than good academic results. We aim to prepare our students for life beyond the College. We are focused on supporting the health, wellbeing and hearts of our students – every child should feel safe, engaged, supported and challenged to grow and flourish. In doing so, we equip our students with the capacities and capabilities to confidently adapt to an everchanging landscape where they can be empathetic towards others and contribute positively to our world.

Term 2 has been a time to provide many opportunities to shape the whole child – their minds and their hearts. Leadership and service are key aspects we wish to nurture within our students. It has been pleasing to see the growth in leadership capacity of our Year 6 students who completed a range of leadership workshops and are now wearing their leadership badges with pride. We thank those Year 6 students who represented us proudly this term at Parliament House. Meanwhile, our Year 12 captains and Senior cohorts have been working on initiatives such as Multicultural Week and the Push-Up Challenge to raise awareness of mental health issues via the Push for Better Foundation. In addition, our Senior Secondary students have organised initiatives to support our sponsor child, Alfred, who lives in the Philippines as well as our Australian World Service Village Partnership where we are helping to raise funds to construct a canal to bring fresh water to a community in Cambodia.

We have had another successful Community Focus Day, where students donned red across the College and raised funds for literacy intervention supports at a remote school and our own school during “Go Red for Dyslexia” Day.  

It has been a wonderful term to see buddy systems starting up across the different year levels between older and younger students. This is one of the benefits of a close-knit, authentic Prep-12 College.

Nurturing our students in a spiritual sense is a fundamental part of the education here at St Peters Springfield. Students engaged in many special Chapel services this term, including special services around Reconciliation Week. Bibles were gifted during Chapels to our Prep students from Arise Lutheran Church which worships here on a Sunday and to our Year 7 students from The Gideons International Australia. Dr Gordon Timbs from Gideons has been presenting Bibles to St Peters Springfield secondary students since 2008, is 89 years old and still has such an energy about him.

Our students have had the opportunity to develop their love of music and performance through our growing Performing Arts program. Private Tuition is on offer at the College and over 100 performers were involved in recitals, showcasing their use of instruments and speech and drama skills. Students have been involved in many eisteddfods throughout the Ipswich area this term, with our College entering some new eisteddfods.

Supporting students’ physical health is also a key focus of the College. All students from Kindy to Year 12 ran the Cross Country, students have completed laps around the school for Running Club, there has been much activity on the oval for Auskick, our netballers have brought out some fancy footwork on the courts and our Rugby First XV boys have played some great games. These are but a few of the choices that have been available throughout the term.

Our students have continued to apply themselves to their studies this term. Some students and staff have faced health challenges and we commend them on their resilience and flexibility. Our rigorous academic program has been supported by a wide range of excursions to the Orion Library, the Australia Zoo, forests and gyms, to name a few. Camps for our Years 5 and 7 students have also helped our students to grow in terms of their character, confidence and connections.

We have so much to be thankful over the course of Term 2 – it has been such a privilege to nurture the minds, hearts and potentials of our students, your children, here at St Peters Springfield and to SEE your children develop and flourish each day! We can’t wait to see their continued growth in Term 3.

Natalie Houston
Principal

Friday 17 June

Term 2 Concludes

Monday 4 July

Code camp

Tuesday 4 July

Code camp

Monday 11 July

Student Free

Tuesday 12 July

Term 3 Commences
Year 8 Production
P&F Committee meeting

Wednesday 13 July

Year 8 Production

Thursday 14 July

Year 8 Production
Year 9 Geography excursion
French Celebration

Arise is a Lutheran community that meets at St Peters, Springfield. It’s a place where you can come to know God’s love through Jesus, and find light and hope for your life, and connect with other families from St Peters and the wider community.

In our service you will hear God’s word, sing, pray and share in Holy Communion if you want to. There’s a message for the kids too. 

We’d love for you to join us!

For more information contact College Chaplain Pastor Matt Wilksch: m.wilksch@stpeters.qld.edu.au.

You may like to view Sunday’s service on Facebook at this link: https://www.facebook.com/pg/ariselc/posts/?ref=page_internal

E:  arise@stpeters.qld.edu.au
M:  Pastor Matt Wilksch: 0447 656 793
FB:  @ariselc

Be still and know that I am God.  Psalm 46:10

This strangest of semesters finishes this week.  Praise the Lord!  Even those who have been around for a while testify that this has been the hardest time in their teaching lives.  It’s the unpredictability that does it.  We make Plan A but might implement a variation of Plan F. 

It comes at a cost.  The mental and physical effort to keep switching plans around is exhausting.  A recent survey suggested as many as 60% of teachers have considered leaving the profession. At Pastors Conference and Synod last week it became clear that pastors are no different from teachers in their energy levels, confidence and morale.  Health care workers have been in this place, too, for a couple of years now.  Anyone whose work involves caring for others is at risk of burnout. 

Burnout is the painful consequence of putting out more energy than comes in.  It is when we have nothing left to give, when there’s nothing left in the tank.  The problem is when the rubber band is stretched beyond its limit for too long.  Permanent damage can result. 

Elijah, the great prophet, had this experience.  (1 Kings 19)  Exhausted from running from his enemies, he lay down in the desert hoping to die.  It’s curious to think this giant of faith could be so depressed and burnt out that he was borderline suicidal.  God sent an angel to give him food to strengthen him for the journey ahead, and Elijah made it to Horeb (aka Mt Sinai).

At Horeb God promised to pass by to reveal his presence to Elijah to encourage him.  There was a wind that split the mountains, but God was not in the wind.  Next was an earthquake, but God was not in the earthquake.  Then came a raging fire, but God was not in the fire.  After the fire we read there was “a sound of sheer silence”.  It begs the question, can you hear silence?  So other translations say there was “a gentle whisper”, “a still, small voice”.  God spoke to Elijah out of the silence.  God told Elijah what to do next to continue to serve God.  So Elijah goes from his place of burnout to having a renewed purpose, via the revelation of God in the quiet. 

There’s help for us here.  In our busyness, our putting out in care of others, we can lose the joy of serving.  If we don’t rest and refresh, we can lose our purpose and direction.  But God is present with us, and speaks to us in the quiet, when we stop running and are still.  Quiet time is vital for our relationship with God.  That’s where God restores us, encourages us and re-purposes us for our lives of service. 

If you feel tired out, fed up, worn down, beaten up, wrung out, strung out or burnt out …  take some time to be still. 

Pause. 

Rest. 

Ask God to reveal his presence to you. 

Listen to the silence. 

Wait quietly until he speaks. 

And God will restore you and renew your purpose in serving those around you. 

Pastor Matt Wilksch
Springfield Chaplain

A reminder to be safe on our roads, especially around schools.  Here are a couple reminders to assist:

• Do Not park or stop where there is a continuous yellow line painted along the edge of the road.
• Do Not park or stop within 20m of any intersecting road where there are traffic lights at the intersection.

You may receive a fine if you commit one of these offences. Thank you for helping keep our students and your children safe.

Due to the popularity of our Route 1 bus we have made some changes to the service which will increase the capacity and, we hope, provide a more tailored service to our community.

The current Route 1 will, from the start of Term 3 provide a service to the suburbs of Bellbird Park, Brookwater and Augustine Heights.  New stops have been added others removed or moved and the route has been changed slightly to better accommodate both existing passengers and those who have, until now, been on the waiting list to travel.

An additional bus, which will be known as Route 4 will provide transport to and from the more westerly suburbs of Yamanto, Flinders View, Raceview, Silkstone and Booval.  The itinerary for Route 4 will be similar to the previous one and should now provide a shorter travel time.

Please be sure to check Firefly for details and timetables of these new routes and make sure your child/ren are aware of these changes before they travel.

Information will be updated here in the next few days.

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.

WIN YOUR SCHOOL A SHARE IN $10,000 WITH ‘SHOP FOR SCHOOLS’ AT ORION SPRINGFIELD CENTRAL.

St Peters Springfield are participating in the Orion Springfield Central Shop for Schools promotion which could see our school win a share in $10,000! Here’s how you can help:

1. Shop at Orion Springfield Central shopping centre between 1 – 30 June 2022.
2. Scan the ‘Shop for School’ QR code within the centre or visit the website to access the online form.
3. Complete the form and upload a photo of your receipt.
4. Our school will receive a point for every dollar spent, and DOUBLE POINTS for any purchases made on a Monday and Tuesday.
5. PLUS, you will go into a weekly draw for the chance to win a $100 Orion Springfield Central gift card.

It really is that easy, so remember to tell your friends and family to shop at Orion Springfield Central during the month of June and help support our school.

Along with thousands of other Australians, Springfield students in Year 7-12 have taken the initiative of participating in the Push-Up Challenge for the second year in a row. Over 24 days, students have set out to complete 3,139 push ups, pushing their physical abilities in support of mental health awareness. All money raised goes towards the Push For Better Foundation, and is then split up and donated to their beneficiaries: Lifeline and Movember. Each day, the number of push-ups varies, reflecting a new mental health statistic. For example, on Day 8, students had to complete 190 push-ups because 1.9% of all deaths in 2020 were caused by suicide. The Push Up Challenge is an initiative of the student wellbeing committee, who are passionate about students becoming more aware of the prevalence and seriousness of mental wellbeing, and take steps to break down the stigma around mental health.

Before the challenge began, students across the secondary school formed seven teams to help keep each other accountable as they completed the challenge. As at writing this article the teams have completed 7 days of the challenge and have already managed to surpass the fundraising goal of $1,000, raising $1,050 so far. Amongst other notable fundraising achievements, our Double A Team – made up of Alyssa and Alaska in Year 7 – have raised $530 by themselves. They now have the goal to raise $600 by the end of the challenge and feel confident that they will reach it. In other year levels, one Year 8 team has raised over $200, and a Year 11 team has just reached $200. All our teams will continue to try and raise more money for this cause, along with completing the rest of their push-ups.

Students have taken any chance they get to complete their push-ups, such as on assemblies and during their lunch breaks. Overall, they have completed nearly 11,000 push-ups between the seven teams and are only eight days into the challenge. It is worth mentioning that the nine students in the Year 11 SPLC team have largely contributed to those 11,000 push-ups, having completed 3,320 by themselves.

By the end of the challenge, we as a community will have completed over 80,000 push ups, and hope to have raised an additional $500. If you wish to support our journey, you can donate through our community on the Push-Up Challenge website.

Thank you for your support,

Mrs Johnson, Chloe Mackay and the SFD Wellbeing Warriors

After a bumpy first half of the year with lockdowns, at-home learning and floods our Year 7 students were finally able to travel to the Gold Coast for their very first secondary school camp experience. Despite some cooler weather the staff at the Gold Coast Recreational Centre provided the students with a range of challenging team building and physical activities. It was pleasing to see high levels of participation as many students stepped up out of their comfort zone. 

The students did their best at each of the activities, with stand-up paddle boarding, quick jumps, body surfing and the inaugural Year 7 trivia evening being the standout favourites. It was wonderful watching the students forge new friendships and growing together as a cohort. Thank you to all members of staff who worked hard to ensure a memorable experience for all students. 

Blessed with blue skies and beautiful (though chilly!) weather, on Monday 6 June Year 5 set off for camp at PGL Kindilan.

Students arrived at Kindilan and were welcomed by our Group Leader, Keeley, who got the Year 5 students busy straight away. Students participated in an ‘Amazing Race’ style challenge called ‘Passports to the World’ - a challenge that acquainted the students with the facilities and camp areas. After lunch, they were put into their activity groups for the remainder of the camp. Students participated in activities that got the adrenaline racing, such as climbing wall and the giant swing! They also had the opportunity to explore the lake canoeing and built their own rafts, which required teamwork, communication and problem-solving skills. Students also had the chance to challenge their balance on the low ropes course, and test their coordination during Aeroball (a basketball game played on trampoline nets). Night-time activities consisted of wacky races and a quiz night.

It was a fantastic camp where students were able to connect as a group, test their comfort limits and most of all have so much fun! The students must be commended on their behaviour at the camp, which was also noted by each of their instructors.

Year 5 would like to thank all SPLC and PGL Kindilan staff who helped make the camp such a wonderful success.

Please note: all of the photos taken at camp are available for Year 5 parents and students to access via the weekly Firefly blog.

Susan Levitt and Nick Brayne
Year 5 Pastoral Care Teachers

Music Education Showcase

The Music Education through Strings, Recorder and Band programmes are semester-long units, experienced as part of the curricular Music programme.  Each semester, the Year 3 students are given the opportunity to experience focussed learning on an orchestral string instrument – violin, viola or cello – or recorder.  This programme is facilitated by our Strings specialist, Ms Celine Crellin, with recorder being taught by Ms Sally Grennan.  The Band programme is taught in Year 5, with brass and percussion students taught by specialist Mr Darren Skaar, and woodwind students taught by Mrs Mardi Doyle.

To celebrate their semester of learning, students showcased their new skills for fellow students, parents and teachers in a short concert on Monday morning.  The showcase was compered by Lily T and Elysse H, both Year 3 students. Strings students performed Half Past Three and Rock on A, while recorder students performed Doggie, Doggie, Long Legged Sailor and Circle Right.  Year 5 Band students performed a number of tunes including Hot Cross Buns, Cardiff by the Sea, Merrily We Roll Along and Au Claire de la Lune.

Learning to play a music instrument can have a profound effect on cognitive, social and emotional wellbeing.

• Playing a musical instrument relieves stress
• Students who play a musical instrument do better in academics
• Playing a musical instrument helps connect people, increasing the social circle and enabling better teamwork
• Taking music lessons can help build confidence
• Playing a musical instrument teaches patience as students progressively improve their skills
• Playing a musical instrument fosters creativity
• Music and memory go hand in hand, as playing an instrument uses both parts of the brain and this boosts memory power
• Playing a musical instrument develops discipline
• Playing a musical instrument gives you a sense of achievement
• Music has the special quality to bring joy, peace and fulfillment which can lift the spirit and make life more enjoyable

Happy Holidays

To all our families, best wishes for a happy and safe holiday.  May your break be restful and safe, with time to enjoy family and friends.

Girls Sport Coordinator | Anne-Marie Champion

“When your back is to the wall and you are facing fear head-on, the only way is forward and through it.” Anon

We have nearly made it, and what a term it has been, we look forward to starting a fresh in Term 3. From all of us in Sports House, we wish you a wonderful, safe holiday.

Congratulations to all the girls who have represented St Peters Lutheran College this term either on the Basketball court, running Cross Country or on the Touch or Football field. Our girls have done an amazing job under challenging circumstances, we have enjoyed watching them and the improvement across our Girls Sports has been impressive. The girls have had wonderful support from our Coordinators and Coaches, and we thank each and every one of them for all they do for St Peters Sport.

Pre-season for Netball, Volleyball, Hockey, Tennis, Rhythmic Gym & Rowing have all started well. We are excited about the seasons ahead. Please keep an eye out for all the holiday/pupil-free day training sessions on offer.

SEMESTER 1 SPORT AWARDS PRESENTATION

In 2022, many students who have represented the College in Sport in Semester 1 will be recognised at an Awards evening. This will be held on the pupil-free day in the Performing Arts Centre on Monday 11 July from 6.00pm. Semester 1 Sport Award winners will be recognised in front of parents, the wider St Peters community, and their peers. Students, and parents of students receiving an award will be emailed an invitation.

CONGRATULATIONS

Congratulations to Maisie P who, at just 15 years of age, was named as a reserve in the Australian U18 Women's Volleyball Team, competing at the Asian Volleyball Championships in Thailand. What a wonderful achievement to be recognised at this level. Maisie loves her Volleyball and is looking forward to representing St Peters in QGSSSA competition in Term 3.

TOUCH ALL SCHOOLS

To follow on from last year, St Peters will again be entering an U13 and U15 teams into the All Schools Touch Competition to be held in Term 4 down the Gold Coast. Please watch for further details early next term. This exciting opportunity will give many of our girls the opportunity to develop their Touch game.

WINTER FIXTURES - NETBALL, VOLLEYBALL, HOCKEY & TENNIS

Well done to all our teams that played in the trial game round last Saturday v Somerville House. We saw some great results and more importantly the girls enjoyed their first hit out of the 2022 season.

NETBALL

Coordinator: Mrs Anne-Marie Champion – a.champion@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Pupil-free day training sessions: Monday 11 July – Please CLICK HERE for further details.

DATE CLAIMERS:

• Old Scholars Game and 2022 Season Launch: Thursday 14 July - Please CLICK HERE for further details.
• Vicki Wilson Final Series: Saturday 6 August – Monday 8 August 

HOCKEY

Coordinator: Mr Cameron Glass– c.glass@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Each year Hockey welcomes girls who have never played before, so we would love you to come and join or even attend a session as a trial.

Training will commence next term in Week 1

• Tuesday afternoons – Cricket Nets/Indooroopilly Campus | 3.30pm – 5.00pm
• Thursday afternoons – UQ Field 4 | 3.45am – 5.15am | One-way bus transport to UQ will be provided.

Pupil-free day training sessions: Monday 11 July – Please CLICK HERE for further details.

VOLLEYBALL

Coordinator: Ms Natalie Holman & Mr Josh Bjelke-Petersen – girlsvolleyball@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Training will commence next term in Week 1, please check the St Peters App for the training schedule.

Pupil-free day – Monday 11 July - Training will commence for Years 7 & 9 as normal.

Holiday Training Sessions: Monday 20 June – Wednesday 22 June – Please CLICK HERE for further details.

TENNIS

Coordinator: Mrs Lija Marshall– l.marshall@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Training will commence next term in Week 1, please check the St Peters App for the training schedule.

• All Junior & Senior teams will train every Tuesday & Thursday morning @ Lohe Street & Stolz Oval Courts

Mrs Marshall and Mr Lewis are excited for the season ahead. Thank you girls for being so super organised!

Pupil-free day training: Monday 11 July – Please CLICK HERE for further details.

CROSS COUNTRY

Coordinator: Mr Russel Hansen – r.hansen@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Run Club has concluded for this term, but we look forward to it returning on Friday 15 July - Term 3, Week 1.

Qld All Schools Cross Country relays:

We look forward to entering as many teams as possible in the All Schools relays at Nudgee College on this Saturday 18 June.

Cross Country relays comprise teams of three runners:

Timetable:

• 9:00am - 14 & 15years 3 x 3000m
• 9:45am - 16, 17 & 18-19years 3 x 3000m
• 10:30am - 12 & 13years 3 x 2000m
• 11:00am - 10 & 11years 3 x 2000m
• 11:30am - 7, 8 & 9 years girls 3 x 1200m
• 11:45am - 7, 8 & 9 years boys 3 x 1200m  

BSRA ROWING

Coordinator: Mr Peter Hicks - p.hicks@stpeters.qld.edu.au

A few updates as we head into the final few days of the term and camp.

Camp

Thank you to those families that have already returned the camp forms. As advised previously, camp is critical to kick start the racing season for the girls as well as to make some lifelong friends while they are away. Permission slips should have been returned in preparation for this camp. 

Camp Departure – The buses on Saturday 18 June, are required to depart by no later than 6.00am. Can I please ask families to drop students at the internal bus stop (Indooroopilly) at 5.30am as bags are required to be organised and pack below the bus.

Cash – Food and drink at the onsite accommodation is all provided. On the bus drive up and back students will be having a short break (30 min) at the halfway point – a small amount of cash for students to purchase a healthy snack would be appropriate.

A reminder that the themed night for camp is ‘V’ e.g. Villains, Velma, Viking, Vampire. This night will be taking place on Wednesday evening of camp. 

Mini Camp – Saturday 9 & Monday 11 July

As notified on the yearly calendar there is a daily mini-camp that will operate in the mornings between 6.00am - 9.00am on Saturday 9 and Monday 11 July (not Sunday 10 July).  This camp is not compulsory, though I highly encourage girls to take part.  More details and a google sign-on form for this camp will be provided closer to the date. 

BSRA Head of the River – St Peters Hosting | Saturday 27 August

The 2022 Schoolgirls Head of the River is on Saturday 27 August and is being hosted by the St Peters Rowing Parent Support group. Hosting this event is a large undertaking where the St Peters Rowing program organises and takes all profits from the catering of this event.  It is anticipated that approximately 5,000+ people attend.    

The hosting of this event is a large logistical undertaking and at the Parent Support group meeting earlier this week initial discussions were held to start this organisational process.  Could I please request all families make themselves available to assist on this day. 

RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS

Coordinator: Mrs Nicole Maynard – n.maynard@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Thank you girls! It has been a BIG week in terms of training – so well done!

This week was all about helping the girls learn their moves, sequencing, music run throughs and getting everything exactly right before the holidays.

Please note there are only five more training sessions left before QGSSSA competition day.

Date Claimer: 

• Extra RG Training Day - Monday 11 July (student free day, Term 3) 
• Full Dress Rehearsal - Wednesday 27 July (Week 3, Term 3)
• QGSSSA Rhythmic Gymnastics Competition - Friday 5 August (Week 4, Term 3). The 2022 Rhythmic Gymnastics Calendar can be found on the St Peters App

Remember! – it is important to email me if you’re unable to attend training – n.maynard@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Girls, have a wonderful holiday break with your family and friends and I look forward to seeing you in Term 3, reenergised and ready to go!

Mrs Maynard 😊🤸‍♀️🤸‍♂️

TRACK & FIELD

Coordinators: Mr Shaun Nodwell s.nodwell@stpeters.qld.edu.au, Mr Luke Donatini l.donatini@stpeters.qld.edu.au & Mr Jeremy Lohe j.lohe@stpeters.qld.edu.au

If you have not yet signed up for the St Peters Track & Field Camp and wish to attend.

Please register your interest by clicking on the link below:

QGSSSA Track and Field Camp Registration of Interest – CLICK HERE

DETAILS:
Venue: Sunshine Coast Recreation Centre and USC Sports Centre
Depart St Peters: 8.00am on Saturday 9 July
Return St Peters: 12.00pm on Monday 11 July
NOTE: Registration for attendance closes on Friday 17 June at 3.00 pm

DATE CLAIMER – QGSSSA TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS – Thursday 15 September

Please check the St Peters App for the Term 3 training schedule.

DRESS CODE FOR WEEKEND SPORTING FIXTURES

When attending/watching other sporting fixtures, girls are asked to ensure they are wearing their St Peters Formal uniform or if they are playing, their St Peters playing uniform is allowed. (PE Uniform or casual clothing is not allowed).

WET WEATHER

Please keep an eye on the St Peters App for cancellations. We will endeavour to do this by 1.30pm for afternoon training sessions and 5.30am for morning training sessions. Updates for game days will also be provided, students will also receive an email.

Luke Donatini | Boys Sport Coordinator 
l.donatini@stpeters.qld.edu.au

‘It’s all about the journey, not the outcome’, Carl Lewis

Last weekend we witnessed the last round of AIC Rugby, Chess, and Football for our boys at St Peters. Congratulations to all our St Peters teams for a successful season of Term 2 sport. We had many ups and downs but extremely happy to say that the ups definitely outweighed and out shone the downs.

Congratulations to our St Peters First IV Chess Team, Terrance T (Year 12), Dudley R (Year 11), Harrison L (Year 7) & Austin L (Year 10) who completed their season in first place and securing the 2022 AIC First IV Chess Premiership.

I would also like to acknowledge our 2022 St Peters Chess Captain Terrance T who finishes off his involvement in AIC Chess without losing an AIC chess match (64 consecutive wins since he started playing chess for St Peters in Year 9). A wonderful and outstanding achievement! Thank you Terrance, for your leadership and ‘Plus Ultra’ attitude.  

Likewise, a special congratulations to our St Peters 10A Football Team who secured the 2022 AIC Football Premiership. The AIC 10A Football competition was very close and tightly contested in 2022. The final result came down to the last round of games (Round 7). Congratulations Sebastian B, Oliver N, Blake U, Timothy F, Sam T, Luke R, Lachlan M, Samuel C, Vincent H, Christian C, Brayden C, Isaac W, Lachie S and Coach Paddy Cunningham on such a successful season of St Peters Football.

St Peters First XV Rugby and First XI Football both finished off their respective 2022 seasons strongly against Iona College in Round 7. Our 1st XV Rugby won 38-7 whilst our 1st XI Football won 1-0. Both teams completed their season in overall third (3rd) position. This is a great result for St Peters boy’s sport.

Thank you to our 2022 Rugby (Kadin P) & Football (Jacob P) Captains for their leadership, role modelling and dedication to St Peters sport. It was tremendous watching you play each week, and your enthusiasm was truly infectious.

I would like to commend and congratulate ALL our Term 2 sporting teams for their enthusiasm and passion throughout their respective sporting Term 2 season. On behalf of St Peters thank you gentlemen for your involvement in St Peters Term 2 sport and your ongoing support of our sporting program.

In preparation for Term 3 AIC sport, we have communicated via email to all boys in Years 7 to 12 regarding ‘Sign Ons’ for AIC Basketball and Tennis. Please note that this is now closed.

Trials and training for both boys Basketball and boys Tennis are now underway and further details can be found on the St Peters App.

St Peters Track & Field training has also commenced and underway for both girls and boys. Training times and season (QGSSSA & AIC) calendar can be found on the St Peters App. We will be offering some St Peters Track & Field training over the June / July holiday period. For details about these sessions, please also refer to the St Peters app.

Our AIC Term 3 Boys Sport Coordinators for 2022 are:

• AIC Basketball – Orhan Memedovski o.memedovski@stpeters.qld.edu.au
• AIC Tennis – Lija Marshall L.Marshall@stpeters.qld.edu.au
• AIC Track & Field – Luke Donatini  l.donatini@stpeters.qld.edu.au and Jeremy Lohe  j.lohe@stpeters.qld.edu.au

Wet Weather and Cancellations

With regards to wet weather and any unforeseen or potential cancellations of AIC sports, please ensure that you keep an eye out for notifications and alerts via the St Peters App.

Information regarding the St Peters Lutheran College Springfield Sport program will be communicated through a range of modes including email, St Peters App and Cornerstone. Students and parents will primarily receive information from the Head of Sport at Springfield but at times may also receive information from the Girls and Boys Sport Coordinators or individual Sport Coordinators. Parents and students are encouraged to download and use the St Peters App for information regarding the Sport program. 

Please download the St Peters ‘app’ today!! 

All information regarding the St Peters Lutheran College Sport program including sport training times and venues, draws, coordinator details and wet weather arrangements can be found on the St Peters App. 

*Please ensure that you update your preferences in the Settings> Subscriptions section of the app so that you only receive information from your appointed Campus or area of interest that are relevant to your family e.g. Springfield or Sports.

The app can be downloaded free through iTunes or Google Play, please search for St Peters: